No need for ‘show trials’ of Western journalists, but responsible reporting is key – Lavrov on unproven Covid-19 allegations

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Journalists should be held responsible for the articles they publish, but public “show trials” are not necessary, according to Russian FM Sergey Lavrov’s comments on the conduct of several Western media outlets.

Lavrov spoke in reference to three major Western news outlets – Bloomberg, the New York Times and the Financial Times – publishing headlines that asked why the coronavirus hasn’t killed more Russians, and making unproven allegations that the Russian authorities have been under-reporting the true Covid-19 death toll by as much as 70 percent.

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